Was listening to a recent @Radiolab podcast on Eugenics and so many thoughts came to my mind:
- Startups are propping up that offer genetic tests for embryos cultivated in IVF. If there are 5 embryos, you can pick and choose the one you want for your kid (for disease avoidance)
- Startups are propping up that offer genetic tests for embryos cultivated in IVF. If there are 5 embryos, you can pick and choose the one you want for your kid (for disease avoidance)
@Radiolab - Avoiding embryos that may develop into diseased kids / adults is OK but genetic tests will soon offer height, weight, beauty and IQ prediction
- Couples doing IVF would start choosing super-kids (this tech is partly available today)
- Couples doing IVF would start choosing super-kids (this tech is partly available today)
@Radiolab - If western countries ban this, other societies like China could encourage breeding of such super-kids
- Won’t be surprised that in future, couples ditch normal intercourse for IVF if that gives them ability to choose what sort of kids they’ll have
- Won’t be surprised that in future, couples ditch normal intercourse for IVF if that gives them ability to choose what sort of kids they’ll have
@Radiolab - Rich people always find a way to remain rich. Soon it’ll include having well-built, attractive, super-kids who will outcompete normal kids
- This would lead to massive inequality
- I wonder if eugenics wouldn’t have been such a bad word if Nazi atrocities hadn’t happened
- This would lead to massive inequality
- I wonder if eugenics wouldn’t have been such a bad word if Nazi atrocities hadn’t happened
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